1、Period 4 Reading For Writing Unit4 Natural Disasters Lead in What is a tsunami? What causes it? Will it cause great damage to humans? Watch the video and express your ideas. Have you ever read any English newspaper or Chinese newspaper? What are they? Discussion: Listen and read to find the answer 1
2、.when and where did the tsunami happen? 2.What caused the tsunami? 3.Why would it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? 1.When and where did the tsunami happen? On 26 December 2004, a tsunami crashed into coastlines across Asia. 2.what caused the tsunami? A most powerful earthquake. 3.Why would
3、 it be difficult to deliver food and supplies? Dangerous conditions and damaged roads will make it difficult to deliver food and supplies. 新间报道是记叙文的一种，其特点是以事实为依据，对人的经新间报道是记叙文的一种，其特点是以事实为依据，对人的经 历或事实给予明确的、实事求是的报道。历或事实给予明确的、实事求是的报道。 基本结构基本结构 英语新闻报道通常包括四部分英语新闻报道通常包括四部分: 1.标题（标题（tittle） - 标题应当简洁明了。标题应当简
4、洁明了。 2.导语（导语（brief introduction）-导语是消息开头的第导语是消息开头的第 一段或第一一段或第一 句句 话，简明扼要地揭示出消息的核心内容。话，简明扼要地揭示出消息的核心内容。 3.主体（主体（main body）-主体是消息的主要部分，要用充足事实表主体是消息的主要部分，要用充足事实表 现主题，对导语的内容作进一步现主题，对导语的内容作进一步 的展开和阐述。的展开和阐述。 4.结束语（结束语（ending）通常是对全文内容进行概括性的总结。）通常是对全文内容进行概括性的总结。 News report Read the summary of the news rep
5、ort. Check the main points it includes. On 26 December 2004, a tsunami killed more than 6,500 tourists， fishermen and many other locals in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people are missing and the number of deaths is expected to grow. The damage caused by the tsunami is making it difficult for rescue
6、workers to help the survivors. 口date 口time 口place 口event 口cause口 effect 口following events Learning tip: A summary is a short statement of main points. A summary paragraph tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage. Read to sum up Six Elements 六要素 When Who Where What
7、Why How 时间 人物 地点 事件 原因 方法 5W+1H main ideas Write a summary for the first text called “the night the earth didnt sleep. Read the text and write a summary of it. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake. An earthquake hit _ China on 28 July 1976. _ _ _ summary A summary should
8、be around one third the length of the original text. Write down the key supporting points for the topic. Do not include unimportant details or examples. 尝试写作 评分标准评分标准 1. Does the summary give you a clear idea of what the text is about? 54321 2.Does the summary include only the most important informa
9、tion of the text? 54321 3. Is the summary the proper length? 54321 4. Are there any spelling mistakes?54321 5. Does the writer use correct tenses? 54321 5=excellent 4= good 3=average 2=pass 1=poor Show time For several days, strange things occurred in the countryside of northeastern Hebei. Then, on
10、28 July 1976, an earthquake hit Tangshan city. The city was greatly affected and nearly destroyed. Many people were killed or injured. The rescue work began soon after the quakes. Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people who had lost everything. With strong support
11、from the government and the tireless efforts of the people, a new Tangshan was built. summary News report 新闻报道佳句： 1.陈述事实常用的句型: 1). A terrible storm hit/struck . , killing . 一个可怕的地震发生在.杀死了. 2.) It was a cool autumn night when the earthquake happened. A large number of buildings fell down and roads we
12、re destroyed, leaving a great many people homeless. 地震发生在一个凉爽的秋夜。大量的建筑物倒塌，道路被毁,许多人 无家可归。 3).With the help of the rescue team, people who were the trapped in the flood were saved. 在救援队的帮助下，困在洪水中的人们得救了。 News report 2.陈述观点常用的句型: 1).Clearly/Obviously/In my opinion/It seemed that people were shocked. 显然/在我看来/似乎人们震惊了。 2.)The whole city was in ruins after the earthquake. 地震后整个城市成了一片废墟。 3.揭示原因常用的句型: Because of/As a result of/Thanks to the help of the army, people who got injured were sent to the hospital immediately.
